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USW Majors and Degree Programs

12 Majors With Completions
596 Undergraduate Degrees

If you want to know more about University of the Southwest, such as what majors does it offer, how diverse it is, how well it ranks, and more, this is your one-stop resource.

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* Degrees Offered

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In the latest year of available data, students from 12 majors graduated from University of the Southwest.

Available Degree Levels

At University of the Southwest, students can earn anything from bachelor’s degrees through the doctor’s degree - research/scholarship.

Degree Level Offered
Certificate
Associate
Bachelor’s
Master’s
Doctorate

Completions: 144 undergraduate · 452 graduate (596 total)

Top Majors

The most popular majors at University of the Southwest, measured by the number of graduates, are listed below.

Most Popular Majors Graduates
Multi-Disciplinary Studies 298
Student Counseling and Personnel Services. 46
Biology, General. 30
Curriculum and Instruction. 24
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. 24

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The Best-Paying Majors

Among University of the Southwest programs with salary data, these majors lead on average graduate earnings.

Highest-Paying Majors Average Salary
Business Administration, Management and Operations. $65,468
Student Counseling and Personnel Services. $47,026
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. $41,784
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. $35,815
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. $31,861

All Majors by Study Area

The majors at University of the Southwest are organized below by area of study, with graduates, average salary, and specializations for each.

Multi-Disciplinary Studies

Major Graduates Average Salary
Multi-Disciplinary Studies 298 NA

Education

Major Graduates Average Salary
Student Counseling and Personnel Services.
↳ Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services.
46 $47,026
Curriculum and Instruction. 24 NA
Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research.
↳ Educational Assessment, Testing, and Measurement.
22 NA
Special Education and Teaching.
↳ Special Education and Teaching, General.
12 NA
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.
↳ Elementary Education and Teaching. · Early Childhood Education and Teaching. · Secondary Education and Teaching.
10 $31,861
Education, General. 5 NA
Educational Administration and Supervision.
↳ Educational Leadership and Administration, General.
5 NA
Major Graduates Average Salary
Business Administration, Management and Operations.
↳ Business Administration and Management, General. · Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other. · Project Management.
24 $65,468
Human Resources Management and Services.
↳ Human Resources Management and Services, Other.
5 NA
Marketing.
↳ Marketing/Marketing Management, General.
4 NA
Accounting and Related Services.
↳ Accounting.
3 NA
Finance and Financial Management Services.
↳ Finance, General.
2 NA
International Business.
↳ International Business/Trade/Commerce.
1 NA
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods.
↳ Business Statistics.
1 NA
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other. 1 NA
Major Graduates Average Salary
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions.
↳ Mental Health Counseling/Counselor.
24 $41,784
Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies.
↳ Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies, Other.
8 NA
Health and Medical Administrative Services.
↳ Health/Health Care Administration/Management.
3 NA

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

Major Graduates Average Salary
Biology, General.
↳ Biology/Biological Sciences, General.
30 NA

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness Studies, and Kinesiology

Major Graduates Average Salary
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness.
↳ Exercise Science and Kinesiology. · Sport and Fitness Administration/Management.
22 $35,815

Psychology

Major Graduates Average Salary
Psychology, General. 9 NA
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology.
↳ Performance and Sport Psychology. · Educational Psychology.
7 NA

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities

Major Graduates Average Salary
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.
↳ General Studies.
15 NA

Philosophy and Religious Studies

Major Graduates Average Salary
Religion/Religious Studies.
↳ Religion/Religious Studies. · Christian Studies.
6 NA
Major Graduates Average Salary
Criminal Justice and Corrections.
↳ Corrections.
6 $31,409
Major Graduates Average Salary
Communication, General. 2 NA

Public Administration and Social Service Professions

Major Graduates Average Salary
Public Administration. 1 NA

Learn more about the majors offered at University of the Southwest along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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